Cross Marin Trail & Pioneer Tree Trail via Barnabe Fire Road is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Samuel P. Taylor State Park near Lagunitas, CA. It climbs 2,248 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 1,424 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.01973, -122.70691
Nearest town Lagunitas, CA
Directions
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Cross Marin Trail & Pioneer Tree Trail via Barnabe Fire Road
9.1 mi · ▲ 2,248 ft · 4 hr 9 min
Elevation 136–1,422 ft
Out & Back · Samuel P. Taylor State Park
Trailhead: 38.01973, -122.70691
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
Transit-accessible: Samuel P. Taylor State Park stop 306 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Barnabe Fire Road, heading NW.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto Gravesite Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Tree Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross Marin Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Cross Marin Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Tree Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Gravesite Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Barnabe Fire Road, heading E.
- 2.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% dirt1% paved20% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F56°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity52%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
72°54°
Wed
71°54°
Thu
81°51°
Fri
86°51°
Sat
85°50°
Sun
80°50°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Samuel P. Taylor State Park stop 306 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Barnabe Fire Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area via Barnabe Fire Road 4 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft
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